BIOGRAPHY
Antonio Tarantino Jones was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on March 27. Raised
in the ghettos of Duval County by his mother, Tarantino learned the ways of the
street and what it meant to be in them. He avoided being convicted of burglary
in 1990, and vowed to get on the straight and narrow.
Enter the
music…
Tarantino began rapping as a joke in 1995 when he bought himself a
karaoke machine and started recording. He brought the tracks to school, which
made offending jokes about some of his classmates, causing him to be suspended.
Tarantino only returned with another tape, this time using Da Brat’s
"Funkdafied" to further strengthen his reputation.
In 1998 Tarantino
performed in his first show at what was then the hottest club in Jacksonville,
Cool Runnings. He performed his song, "Don't Be a Hater". Soon after, he also
performed in other clubs in Florida. Tarantino has also worked to put his songs
"God Knows" and "Hot", on the radio in his hometown, but because the music
circuit in Jacksonville is limited, it is hard to be heard in the city.
Tarantino's ultimate goal is to help artists like Trick Daddy, Trina,
and others to put not only Florida, but Jacksonville on the map. He feels that
he is the best artist to do this. He traveled between Miami and Atlanta to
distribute his demo CD which included 10 songs. Tarantino has 3 years of drama
courses under his belt and has completed the co- writing of a script for a
comedy titled "Making It Big Time."
Tarantino states, "I plan to
strengthen myself as an independent entity and artist in this ever changing
music industry. There is a lot of competition in the business so I know I have
to be more than your average artist. I have to be a franchise."
With a
strong voice, the hungry MC spits, "I take most of these dudes as jokes, 80% of
the fake & 15% of these dudes is broke, but I'm part of the 5% of the
population, that separates the real and the fake like segregation... There's no
infiltration or breaking our congregation, you need a couple million to join our
organization..."
Tarantino has written one album and is currently working
on a new album. He feels that writing material continuously is the key. He is
also very business- minded, already dropping 2 street demos entitled "Street
Heat" volumes 1 & 2. With goals to either start his own record company or to
be able to bring new talent to the label he has signed with, Taratino states, "I
will be a force to be reckoned with."
After meeting Tarantino at a Bayou
Classic Showcase in November of 2004, the president of the independent record
label Tri- City Entertainment remained in contact with him. Early in 2005, this
contact linked Tarantino with Cleveland’s first Platinum M.C., Brainz Davis
(formerly M.C. Brains). Together they recorded a song for Brainz Davis’ current
album "Spillin My Gutts" called "Gospel Musik".
Tarantino has also
accomplished being the only rapper on the soundtrack to the #1 independent film
of 2005, produced by Frank Gooden entitled "Love Trap". The Bangem Boy is
running thru every door that’s opening! Tarantino’s next movie endeavor is the
script he co-wrote with Domanick Graham (Grams). The film, entitled "Making It
Big Time", is scheduled to start filming in 04/2006.
On the touring tip,
Tarantino has traveled much of the country. He has shared stages with not only
Brainz Davis, but also Jordan Knight of "New Kids on the Block" fame, Jeff
Timmons, from the group 98°, and P.M. Dawn. He will begin recording his first
Tri- City Entertainment release in mid June of 2006. Lacing some of the tracks
will be legendary New Orleans hip-hop and rap producer, Precise, who is known
for producing such platinum selling artist as Mystikal and Ghetto Twinz.
Tarantino is a ghost writer, poet, screen writer, performer, and
personifies the future of Hip Hop!